Senior Software Developer in Test

Telesat

Software Developer in Test ensuring quality of Telesat's System Model codebase and microservice ecosystem. This involves automated testing and integration into the development process.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeOttawa • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureGRPCJavaLinuxPythonSeleniumSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure the quality and reliability of the System Model codebase
Ensure the quality and reliability of the microservice ecosystem supporting it through effective and automated software testing
Write software tools and scripts
Leverage existing test frameworks and tools to perform integration, system, performance, and other tests
Validate the functional and non-functional requirements of the product
Integrate these tools and frameworks into the software development process
Contribute to the continuous development and deployment pipelines

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
5-9 years of relevant experience in software development and testing
Experience in Python and/or Java programming language
Experience with one or more of the following technologies: gRPC, REST, Message Queues, Databases, SQL, Azure, etc.
Experience working with multiple test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium Web Driver, Katalon, Watir, Cucumber and others
Extensive experience with GitLab for version control and CI/CD processes and Git Runners for test automation
Solid understanding of Linux environments and command-line tools
Experience with Linux clusters and cluster job managers
Experience with agile development
Experience with Matlab language and programming platform is considered an asset

Benefits

Comp & perks

We are committed to providing the best candidate experience possible including any required accommodations at every stage of our interview process.
All qualified applicants that have been selected for an interview that require accommodations are advised to inform the Telesat Talent team accordingly. We will work with you to meet your needs.
All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonJavagRPCRESTMessage QueuesDatabasesSQLSelenium Web DriverKatalonGitLab

Soft Skills

quality assurancereliabilityautomationintegrationperformance testingfunctional requirements validationnon-functional requirements validationcontinuous developmentdeployment pipelinesagile development

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in Software Engineering